Manual of Patent Examining Procedure - MPEP

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200 Types, Cross-Noting, and Status of Application

202.04 In Oath or Declaration

As will be noted by reference to MPEP § 201.14, 37 CFR 1.63 requires that the oath or declaration must identify any foreign application for patent (or inventor's certificate) for which a claim for priority is made pursuant to 37 CFR 1.55, and any foreign application having a filing date before that of the application on which priority is claimed, by specifying the application number, country, day, month, and year of its filing, unless such information is supplied on an application data sheet in accordance with 37 CFR 1.76.

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